Overview
Main description
A full-color, step-by-step guide helps you use Quicken, the #1 selling personal
finance software program, to manage personal
and family finances
Nearly every page features of this invaluable guide
screenshots with numbered callouts that show
and explain how to use all of Quicken’s powerful
features. You’ll learn to balance
checkbooks, pay bills, master online banking,
track investments, handle budgeting, manage
taxes, create reports, and much more. Sidebars
throughout provide alternate methods and
further explanations, and each chapter’s “How to” list and color-coded tabs make it easy for you to
flip straight to specific tasks and get to the information you need right away.
“Quicken remains the top
dog in home & business
personal-finance
software…”
—Computer Shopper
QUICKEN® 2006 QUICKSTEPS
Marty Matthews and Carole Matthews
Table of contents
IntroductionPart I: Handle Cash Flow with QuickenChapter 1: Stepping into QuickenChapter 2: Working with the RegisterChapter 3: Using Online FeaturesChapter 4: Using Reports and AnalysisPart II: Extending the Use of QuickenChapter 5: Working with PortfoliosChapter 6: Tracking InvestmentsChapter 7: PlanningChapter 8: Budgeting, Forecasting, Property and DebtChapter 9: Handling TaxesChapter 10: Working with FilesIndex
Author comments
Bobbi Sandberg is a consultant, an instructor, and a retired CPA who is recognized by Intuit as a Certified Professional Advisor. She has been a user, advocate, and trainer of Quicken since its first DOS version in the 1980s.
Marty Matthews has more than 40 years of computing experience and has written or co-authored more than 60 books, including Windows XP QuickSteps, Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 QuickSteps, and Microsoft Office Word 2003 QuickSteps.
Back cover copy
Learn instantly from step-by-step graphics!
We know a picture is worth a thousand words--so we went heavy on pictures and light on words in this easy-to-use guide. Color screenshots and brief instructions show you how to use all the powerful features of Quicken 2006 in no time. Follow along and learn to balance checkbooks, pay bills, master online banking, track investments, create budgets, prepare for taxes, plan for college and retirement, and manage your money instead of letting it manage you. Each chapter’s “How to” list and color-coded tabs make it easy to flip straight to the tasks you need to do. Get the book that gets you started using Quicken 2006 right away.
In each chapter:
- Shortcuts for accomplishing common tasks
- Need-to-know facts in concise narrative
- Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things
- Bonus information related to the topic being covered
- Errors and pitfalls to avoid
